TY - JOUR
T1 - Helium isotopic composition of hydrothermal fluids from the Manus back-arc Basin, Papua New Guinea
AU - Fourre, E.
AU - Jean-Baptiste, Philippe
AU - Charlou, J. L.
AU - Donval, J. P.
AU - Ishibashi, J. I.
PY - 2006
Y1 - 2006
N2 - We present isotopic analysis of helium in hydrothermal fluids from the Manus back-arc basin, collected during the French-Japanese Manusflux and Manaute cruises in 1995 and 2000, respectively. The helium isotope composition of the fluids is comparable to that measured elsewhere in similar subduction environments, with 3He/4He values (7.4 to 7.9 Ra) slightly lower than typical MORB values, except on the Manus Spreading Center (MSC) where higher values (12 ± 0.1 Ra) are observed. The causal link between the narrow spatial extent of the 3He/4He anomaly at the MSC and a 3He-rich deep mantle component remains elusive, based on available geophysical data. Thus, the Manus Spreading Center results may be an interesting example of small scale upper-mantle heterogeneity.
AB - We present isotopic analysis of helium in hydrothermal fluids from the Manus back-arc basin, collected during the French-Japanese Manusflux and Manaute cruises in 1995 and 2000, respectively. The helium isotope composition of the fluids is comparable to that measured elsewhere in similar subduction environments, with 3He/4He values (7.4 to 7.9 Ra) slightly lower than typical MORB values, except on the Manus Spreading Center (MSC) where higher values (12 ± 0.1 Ra) are observed. The causal link between the narrow spatial extent of the 3He/4He anomaly at the MSC and a 3He-rich deep mantle component remains elusive, based on available geophysical data. Thus, the Manus Spreading Center results may be an interesting example of small scale upper-mantle heterogeneity.
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U2 - 10.2343/geochemj.40.245
DO - 10.2343/geochemj.40.245
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:33746793585
VL - 40
SP - 245
EP - 252
JO - Geochemical Journal
JF - Geochemical Journal
SN - 0016-7002
IS - 3
ER -